Horseshoeing-stock.



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PATENTED DEG. 15, 1903..

M. ML MAY. HORSESHOEING STOCK; APPLICATION FILED HAB.. 1d, 3.903.

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No. 746.974. l PATBNTED DB0. 15, 190s.

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MICHAELM. .MA-Y, OE RULO, NEBRASKA, AssreNoa or ONE-HALF YTo HERMANNIronHLnR, or RULQNEBRASKA.

HORSESHOE|NG-STOCK.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,974, dated December15, 1903- Application led March l0, 1903.

To a/ZZ whom) it may concern,.-

Beit known that LMIOHAEL M. MAY,a citi- Zen of the United States, and aresident of Rulo, in the county of Richardson and State of Nebraska,have invented n'ewand useful Improvements in' Horseshoeing-Stcks, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to improvements in horseshoeing-stocks, by whichthe operations of paring and dressing the hoof and afiixing a shoethereto may be expeditiously performed without exposing the operator tothe danger' of being kicked by the animal, especially if it is of avicious disposition.

Among other things my invention has for its object the provision of astock which may be readily opened for the introduction of the animal andeasily and securely closed, to provide means for securing either foot ina raised position convenient for the operator, and to provide means forsustaininga part of the animals weight when standing on three of itsfeet during the shoeing operation.

Further objects and advantages of the inven tion will appear in thecourse of the subjoined description, and the novelty will be defined bythe annexed claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding partsin all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective viewol` my improved horseshoeing-stock,showing a horse in position therein for the application of a shoe to thehind foot. Fig. 2 is a view, in side elevation and on an enlarged scale,of the improved stock. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the apparatus. Fig.e is a detail sectional elevation on the line 4 et of Fig. 2 looking inthe direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewillustrating means for locking the rear door. Fig-6 is a detail view inelevation showing the front of the stock and parts of the sides thereof,and Fig. 7'is a detail plan View of a sling adapted for use inconnectionV with the improved stock.

The improved stock consists, primarily, of

afront member A and side members B C, the

serial No. 147,110. (No man.)

latter being connected pivotally or hingedly to the front member andladapted to be opened outwardly and to be closed into parallel relationto each other. Any suitable means may be employed to pivotally connectthe front ends of-the side membersB'C Vto the -front member A; but,v asshown more particularlyby Fig. 6, this front memberis about half theheight of the side members, although said front `member may be madeequal in height to the side members. This front member is provided withplates 5 and 6 at the upper andlower portions thereof, respectively,said plates being overlapped by other plates 7 S, which are fastened tothe side members B C and are pivoted to said plates 5 6, as at 9.tachably to the front member by the hinged plates and by the'employmentof removable pintles, thus providing for a ready disconnection of theseveral parts comprising the stock, to facilitate the transportationthereof, and izo-fallow the stock to be folded compactly for storage.Each member A B- C consists of suitable stiles and rails fastenedtogether in a proper way to produce a simple substantial construction,and, as shown by Fig. 6, the front member A is provided with anelongated base a, which may be fastened by bolts to a door ofa room orshop when the stockis usedindoors. Itis evident, however, that the stockmay be used out of doors, and that any suitable means may be employedfor anchoring and staying the structure in its adj usted position, suchas by thel anchor-rods ct in Figs. l and 2. The sides B C are providedat their lower rear portions with guards D, the latter being suspendedwithin a suitable support on the side members, as shown moreparticularly by Figs. l and "2. These guards may be constructed of.wood'or other suitablev material, and when the stock is adjusted' inits closed operating position the guards are substantially parallel andpartially close the sides of the stock, whereby the guards operate to'prevent the horseshoer from being kickedby the animal confined in theapparatus.

A The rear portion of the stock is partially The side members areconnected delao ,an eye 18 or its equivalent.

closed by the door E. (Shown more fully by l Fig. 3 of the drawings.)This element consists of a half-door arranged at the upper rear portionof the stock, and it is hingedly and detachably connected to one of theside members of the structure-as, for example, to the member B. The dooris provided near one edge and at its upper and lower portions with thehinge-plates 10, disposed in overlapping relation to correspondinghinge-plates 11, fastened to the side member B, and these hinge-platesare connected in pairs by removable pintles 12, thus providing for thedesired opening and closing movement-of the door and permitting the doorto be detached from the side B in folding or transporting the apparatus.This door is provided at its free upper corner with a hasp-plate 13, andthe side C is provided with a keeper 14, the latter being rigidlyfastened to said side member and provided with an upstanding hook 15,which is doubled or folded upon itself, as shown by Fig. 5. Inconnection with the haspplate and the keeper I employ a locking-rod 16,the upper end of which is bent to form a short arm 17, and the free endof this arm is connected loosely to the side members C by (See Fig. 2.)When the door is closed, the locking-rod 16 may be adjusted for itsupper portion to engage with a hook on the hasp-plate 13 and for itslower portion to engage with the hook 15 on the side member C, said rodserving to hold the door E firmly in its closed position. I haveprovided the improved stock with means for securely holding either ofthe animals hoofs in a raised position convenient to the operator inperforming the work on the hoof. The side members B C support or carrythe levers 19, each of which is fulcrumed on the member near the frontportion thereof by a bolt 2O or its equivalent. vEach lever 19 is ofangular form, and the lower portion of the lever is equipped with apadded rest 2l, on which a front hoof is adapted to be placed and to besecured by a short length of rope 22 or its equivalent. A segmentallocking-plate 23 is secured firmly to each side member B C, and thisplate is so curved and secured in place as to be concentric with thebolt 20. The unconflned or upper portion of each lever 19 is arranged totraverse the plate, and said lever carries a locking-pin 24, which maybe fitted in either of the series of apertures 25 provided inl thelocking-plate, thus making provision for holding the lever in any one ofthe series of positions. It is evident that the lever may be adjusted tothrow its lower inclined end rearwardly for the purpose of supportingthe front hoof in the raised position, (indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2; but this lever'while the animals foot is attached thereto may beadjusted by moving its upper portion rearwardly, and thereby throw thelower portion of the lever in a forward direction for a correspondingdistance,

thus making the foot assume the position shown by full lines in Fig. 2.

It will be understood that the side members are equipped with levers,constructed and arranged as described, for the purpose of holding andadjusting either front foot of the animal.

26 designates brackets which are secured rigidly to the side members B Cat the rear ends thereof. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 3.) These brackets extendrearwardly a suitable distance from the side members,and they areprovided with the padded hoof-rests 27. (Shown more particularly by Fig.3.) Each foot-rest is provided with a rope 28 or its equivalent for thepurpose of fastening the hoof securely in place'on the rest 27, wherebythe rear hoof of the animal may be supported in a raised positionoutside of the stock,substantially as shown by Fig. 1.

The rear portion of the stock is also provided with means for raisingeither rear hoof of the animal, and in the embodiment of this part ofthe invention the rear door E of the structure is equipped with arearwardly-extending carrier 29, from which is suspended a tackle-block30, the latter serving as a snpport for the hoisting rope or cable 31.(See Fig. 2.) This cable may be fastened in any suitable way to a rearleg of the animal, and it may be manipulated so as to raise the hoof,after which the hoof may be placed in one of the rests 27 and securedrmly thereto by wrapping and tying the rope 2S.

Another feature of my invention consists of a sling and means foradjusting the same within the stock for the purpose of holding theanimal steadily in place therein during the operation of applying theshoe to either of the hoofs. This sling is shown in detail at F by Fig.7 of the drawings, and it consists of a body portion 32, a breastportion 33, united bya tongue 3a to the body portion, and a breechingportion 35, which is united by a tongue 36 to the rear portion of thebody. The sling may be made in one piece of canvas or any other suitablematerial or it may be constructed in sections which are united in anyapproved way. The body portion of the sling is provided at its cornerswith short lengths of chains 37, while the breast member and thebreeching member have loops 38 at their ends, said loops serving toloosely connect short lengths of chains 39 to said member at the frontand rear of the sling. With the sling are associated the hoistingdevices, one of which is carried by each of said members B and 'C of thestock. Each hoisting device contemplates the employment of a windingshaft or drum' 110, having one end portion journaled in. a part of themember B or C, while the other end of said shaftis journaled in a strapor bracket 41, the latter being secured firmly in anysuitable Way to theopposite portion of the side member. This shaft or drum is equipped withany suitable locking device, such as the ratchet 42, adapted to beengaged by a pivoted pawl 43, and one end portion of the shaft or drumis extended beyond the bracket 41 for the application of a crank 0r anysuitable rdevice adapted to im part rotary motion to said shaft. On theinside of the member B or C is secured a loop 44, which is arranged infront of the winding-drum 40,and this loop, in connection with the upperportion of the member, supports the shaft 45 of a guide-sheave 46. Asimilar loop 47 is rigidly secured to the outside of said member at theupper portion thereof for the purpose of supporting the shaft 48 ofanother guide-sheave 49. It will be understood that the twoguide-sheaves are disposedcn the inner and outer sides of the membersand on opposite sides of the winding-drum, said sheaves being thusarranged out of alinement with each other. A pair of ropes, chains, orcables 50 are coiled on the Winding-drum, one of said ropes or cablesextending in an upward and forward direction within the stock, so as topass over the guide-sheave v46, while the other rope or cable passes inan upward and rearward direction to the outside of the stock and overthe other guide-sheave 49. The ropes or cables on each side of the stockare provided at their ends with hooks 51 to engage with the lengths ofthe chain 37 on the body portion 32 of the sling, and said cables orropes are also provided with hooks 52 53,which engage with the lengthsof chains 39, attached to the breast member and the breeching member ofsaid sling.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingsit, will be understood that one or both sides of the stock may beOpened, substantially as shown by Fig. 6, for the purpose of leading theanimal into the space to be iuclosed by the stock, after which theopened side member or members are closed, and the rear door E is alsoclosed and fastened by proper adjustment of the locking-rod 16. Thesling F should now be fitted to the animal for the body portion 32 toextend across and beneath the animals body, while the members 33 35 aredrawn upwardly around the breast the animal, after which the hooks 51 52of the cables 50 are connected with the chains 37 39 of the sling. Thewinding-drums 40 are now turned to coil the cables thereon and draw thesling snugly to the body of the animal and to partly raise said animalwithin the stock. If it is desired to apply a shoe to the front hoof,the proper` lever 19 is adjusted to a positionl where the animals footmay occupy the padded rest 2l, and the rope 22 is wrapped around thefoot to secure it lrmly Jtothe lever. The lever,with the foot attached,may be adjusted in either a forward or rearward direction to make thefoot assume a p0- sition convenient to the operator in performand rearportion of ing the work thereon. If a shoe is to be af- Xed to the rearfoot, it may be raised by hand or by the employment of the hoistingmechanism, comprising the cable 31 and a block 30, after which the footmay be placed in one of the rear rests and fastened by the applicationof the rope 28.

Each side member B G is equipped with a cleat 54 or its equivalent, andthe front member A has a ring 55. (See Figs. 2 and 6.) The lhalter hasstraps 56 57, which may be fastened to either side cleat 54 and to thefront ring to hold the animals head in place during the shoeingoperation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A portable horseshoeing-stock comprising a frontmember, side members, means for detachably connecting said side membersto the front member, a rear member hinged to one side member and havingmeans for fastening it .to the other side member, hoofholding devices onthe side members, and anchoring devices for said members.

2. A horseshoeing-stock having side members, a rear door closing thespace at the upper part of themembers, and hoof-supports attached to theside members at points below the door. and extending rearwardly beyondthe stock.

3. A horseshoeing-stock having side members, a door for closing thespace at the upper rear part of the side members, hoof-supports attachedto the side members below the IOO door and extending rearwardly from thestock,` y

a bracket mounted on said door, and a hooflifting tackle suspended fromthe bracket.

4. A horseshoeingstock having side members, a rear door, hoof-supportsattached to the side members at the rear thereof, a bracket carried bysaid door, and a hoof-hoisting tackle supported by said bracket.

5. A horseshoeing-stock having side members, a rear door hinged to onemember, a keeper fixed to the other member, a hookplate attached to thedoor, and a locking-rod connected to one side member and adjustable intoengagement with the hook-plate and the keeper.

6. In a horseshoeing-stock, a sling comprising a body portion, a breastportion joined to the body portion by a narrow intermediate portion, abreeching portion joined by a narrow intermediate portion to the bodyportion, and suspension devices attached to said sling.

7. In a horseshoeing-stock, the combination of a frame, a sling,winding-drums on said frame, guide-sheaves disposed out of line witheach other and journaled on the frame on opposite sides of the drums,and suspension-cables attached to the sling, guided over the sheaves,and coiled on the drums.

8. 'In a horseshoeing-stock, the combination of a frame, winding-drumsthereon, suit- IIO l' Le able sheaves,a sling having breast andbreechname to this speceation in the presence of ing portions joined toa body portion, attaehtWo subscribing Witnesses. ing devices on thebreast breeehin(y and body 1 portions of the sling, anzi cables Iited tothe MICHAEL M MAY' 5 drums and the sheaves and connected with saidattaching devices.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Witnesses:

' AR. S. COUPE,

C. J.CAVERZAG1E.

